Camping Bel Air

Seeing as you’re a mere 20 minutes' walk from the local village of Ladignac-le-Long, perhaps this should be your first place to explore; here you’ll come across craft centres, a 12th-century Romanesque church and a five-kilometre nature trail, giving you plenty to peruse on your first day in this verdant and peaceful vicinity. As the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route crosses the Limousin region, expect to see lots of medieval fortresses and Romanesque churches with spectacular stained glass windows along its course. If old buildings aren’t particularly your thing, instead traipse the Route de la Pomme to visit the orchards of enthused and dedicated apple farmers, who oft offer tours to explain the process and peculiarities of the Limousin’s pomiculture industry. No matter where your adrenaline tolerance levels are at, you can get stuck into all sorts of outdoorsy stuff a quick and simple drive away at Espace Hermeline waterside leisure park in the Périgord Limousin Regional Natural Park. Tramp along adventure trails around the forest, or instead zipline through it, fling yourself skywards with a try of bungee ejection, or take it easy instead and pootle around the park’s small train or vélorail. Other lower-octane activities include miniature golf, tennis and fishing or – for sedentary sorts – lazing at the lake beach.